Malta vs Romania: Age dependency ratio, old
Malta
30.9%
in 2025
Romania
31.3%
in 2025
Malta rank
39th
Romania rank
35th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Malta
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 31.3% against 30.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 39th and Romania ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 11.6% | 1.5% | Malta |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 14.8% | 0.5% | Romania |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 15.7% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 17.7% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 21.4% | 2.2% | Romania |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 25.5% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 30.4% | 1.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Malta or Romania?
- Romania, at 31.3% against 30.9% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Malta and Romania?
- 0.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Romania rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Malta ranks 39th and Romania ranks 35th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.